stuart allen

the oil is Sanctifying Graces received during prayer

pray as much as you can Nicky...and your lamp will be shining brightly when He comes!

if you struggle to find 'something to say'...

then pray His Word back to Him...The Psalms especially, they are the very prayers He used here on Earth

they needn't be 'for you'...so your own feelings needn't be reflected in them

offer them in prayer and Jesus will use them as He needs for wherever/whoever has that need in the world

or you can simply sit in silence with Him

if you're busy/on the go...just pause a moment and tell Him you love Him!

or thank Him for His Suffering for you and for everyone

or for some particular Grace/Mercy/Blessing in your life...or those you love...or those who offend you

its all about prayer Nicky...prayer lights the lamp

 

God bless you my brother

    

the End Times harlot is a 'church' guilty of spiritual adultery

that is...embracing non-Christian beliefs/practices

it teaches 'there's many ways up the mountain' and 'Jesus was just a human being, a great spiritual leader, but nothing more than that...someone like the Bhudda'

that 'church' is already in evidence

it is the Unitarian 'church'

they call themselves 'free Christians'

they fully embrace unitarian universalist theology and purposely include 'multi-faith' readings/prayers in their services

some even have the accepted symbols of all world religions displayed outside their chapels

they are welcomed by many as a step toward peace and an end to religious conflict

(even the Quakers, a once staunchly Christian group, are increasingly falling prey to this tendency)

it is this 'church' that the foe will co-opt as he tries to form a 'one world government/currency/religion

it would seem that he may 'headquarter' it in Rome, seeking to ape the Headquarters of The True and Universal Holy Catholic Church

in addition...some of his agents, both witting and unwitting (freemasons, communists, rampant homosexuals), have infiltrated the Holy Catholic Church and are attempting to destroy Holy Mother Church from within

(and other churches too...check out the official position of The Holy Lutheran Church of Sweden on 'LGBT issues')

so...the End Times Harlot is readily identifiable, it is the 'one world religion' encompassing ALL world religions promoted by the antichrist and led by the false prophet

love to one and all

Pax Christi 

 

 

    

'Christian mindfulness'...

being 'present'...'in the present moment'

the present moment is given by God...every beat of our heart, every breath we take

every sight we see, every sound we hear

all have been ordained...either Created (if Good) or 'allowed' (if not good) by God 

they couldn't exist/occur otherwise...God is Sovereign

God is in the present moment

He isn't in the moment that just passed, nor is He in the moment yet to come

His Power, Grace and Love are in this moment...though He is aware of every moment past, present and future

it is this moment He holds in being...constantly, eternally, lovingly 

He is here...He is now...He is Love

thus paying attention to the (God given) present moment is paying attention to God/His Love

that is prayer

 

the difference between Eastern mindfulness and 'Christian mindfulness' can be illustrated thus...

Bhuddist looks at a beautiful landscape and thinks 'wow...that's beautiful'

Christian looks at a beautiful landscape and thinks 'wow...that's beautiful...thank you Jesus, i love you'

 

in the monastic tradition it's sometimes put this way...do what you are doing

then when you look, you will see

when you listen, you will hear

it's only paying deliberate attention to the activity you are engaged in

and that may only be sitting quietly and breathing...in Gods Silent Peace and by His Given Grace

all our moments then become prayer

and that is the path to Contemplation

 

St Theresa of Avila called it 'finding God among the pots and pans' (i assume she was washing up!)

long before the current popular craze of 'mindfulness'

it isn't about an ALTERED state of consciousness

it's about a SIMPLE state of consciousness

 

my guess is that those who have become ill while trying to practice this very useful spiritual discipline, have much misunderstood it and sought an altered state of mind more in keeping with Eastern understanding

that of course is no place for a Christian to go

deliberately altered mental states can result in mental illness

deep meditative states can leave the individual at risk of very subtle enemy attack

 

i'm told children are being taught it in schools, no doubt that will be in it's secular humanist/Eastern form

with no mention of Him Who provides the present moment we live in/the air we breathe/the eyes that see/the ears that hear

that of course is cultivating ignorance of God

 

much love to one and all

Pax Christi     

 

 

 

   

in the revelations given to Vassula Ryden called 'True Life in God' Our Lord Jesus Christ makes a point of saying "when I lived among you in the flesh"...thus PROVING BIBLICALLY that these messages ARE from God 

(His statement is on the very first page of the printed version of these Holy Messages...DO NOT SLANDER THESE MESSAGES FROM HEAVEN...THE HOLY SPIRIT HIMSELF SPEAKS THEREIN, IN PERSON)

and yet many here...Bible believing Christians all...refuse to accept Our Lords Love Hymn

His Call is a call for Christian unity and love...unity of the heart

it is rejected by those who, from misguided zeal, pride and lack of love, are hostile to it's obviously catholic content

and by those who are suspicious and superstitious regarding it's method of delivery...Our Lord Jesus Christ guides Vassula's handwriting, gently and steadily, with her full permission and cooperation as she hears His Words (locutions)

1 John 4:1-2 PROVES IRREFUTABLY, BY THE VERY WORD OF GOD HIMSELF, GIVEN IN HOLY SCRIPTURE, that Vassula Ryden IS a genuine prophet

and are we not taught...do not despise the gift of prophecy, simply test the spirits to see if they are from God

these revelations pass that test...it's that simple

who here will help Our Lord Jesus??

who here will deny Our Lord Jesus?? His Word...His Will

much love to one and all...always and forever

Pax Christi   

   

yep, agree with that

we certainly don't all have to follow certain behaviors or practices

unity is not uniformity

and Traditions are treasured by all

but i know Jesus wants us all to eat His Flesh and drink His Blood

He said so

and that Precious Gift is simply not available in every church

i met a very interesting Indian lady today

she is a Catholic...and attends Holy Mass every Sunday to receive Holy Communion

literally...The Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ present in the form and taste of bread and wine

why would anyone who loves Him NOT want to partake of Him?...

(remember The Holy Bible contains a very stern warning to anyone who receives His Body and Blood without discerning for it...believing in/for it, they would eat and drink condemnation upon themselves...it's in one of St Pauls letters, can't remember where off hand but i promise you it's there...and why would that be included if The Blessed Sacrament were not His True Presence?)   

...and then she goes on to a wonderful Holy Pentecostal Church afterwards for some more worship, prayer and praise

i do the same thing myself from time to time

very different behaviors and practices...both very enriching/complimentary

 

concerning knowing and reading The Holy Bible and accepting/rejecting teaching...

absolutely we must read for ourselves

we should also remember The Magisterium of The Holy Catholic Church has prayerfully pondered, digested and pored over Holy Scripture for 2000 years or so

the end result is The Catechism of The Holy Catholic Church

those teachings are worthy of consideration too

even if someone wanted to dispute them

 

the main 'problems' people seem to have are Mary, Purgatory and works

all are easily answered...

 

look again at Rev 12:1-5

the woman (in v1) is identified (in v5) as the woman who gave birth to Jesus 

so that's Mary

and (in v1) as wearing a crown in Heaven

so that's Holy Mary, Mother of God (Jesus is God), Queen of Heaven

 

look again at the parable of the unforgiving debtor, Matt 18:34 & 35

that guy is tortured...so he isn't in Heaven

but he does get released once his debt is paid...so he isn't in hell either

ergo...he must be in Purgatory

 

look again at 1 John

v23...we are commanded to believe in Jesus and to love one another

v17, 18 & 19...we are told our love is to have practical charitable proof...good works

(and of course these works can only be the product of Grace...apart from Christ we can do nothing)

 

so...

we are saved by Grace through faith alone

(there is no other way...receive the gift of faith and confess Christ or be lost)

but Jesus commands us to perform good works too...so we do

 

please do read the verses for yourself and see what you make of them : )

much love to one and all

Pax Christi

 

the End Times apostate 'church' will be a unitarian universalist 'church'

'Jesus was just a good/wise man' and 'there's many ways up the mountain' thing

the denial of Christs Divinity therein is part of The Great Apostasy 

sadly, many people will welcome it as an end to inter-religious fighting, a move toward 'peace'

this will become the 'one world religion' promoted by the anti-christ and the false prophet

it will have elements of every world religion included in its 'non-doctrinal' 'doctrine'

how else could it appeal to so many with already existing religious beliefs?

very sadly, even some Christians will fall foul of it...and apostasize

people of no religious belief at all will find in it an uncontroversial religion they can accept

all who follow it will eventually accept the mark of the beast...or face starvation

these 'churches' are already in widespread existence

their name boards sometimes carry the symbols of all the major world religions   

the vast majority of those attending do so in innocent ignorance of what is to come

THIS is the vehicle the foe will infiltrate and use to form the End Times apostate church

it will be obvious to us all

 

another (possible) aspect of the Great Apostasy...

it may even happen that there is an 'official' or 'semi-official' denial of/controversy over The True Presence of Jesus Christ in The Blessed Sacrament made/initiated by someone (a Pope even?) from within The Holy Catholic Church

this man may be nothing more than a 'very silly billy'

after all...many Christians already do not believe for the True Presence...no offence intended

this too is part of The Great Apostasy

it will be obvious to us all

 

we can expect the foe to attack any move that would strengthen The Christian Church

unity would strengthen us immeasurably

hence the call for unity will be attacked...relentlessly

 

if Christian unity does increase and the foe fear they face a losing battle they will change tactics

they will attempt to subvert a more unified church from within

they are already doing so...in ALL denominations

indeed they have planned ahead and placed 'agents' ready

freemasons and illuminati

these are already active

any destructive influence is 'worth a shot' for them

 

also...

infiltrating/hi-jacking genuine Christian evangelical dialogue with other world religions or moves to further genuine peace and non-violence would be a likely target

we must be on our guard

that attack will be subtle 

 

but ultimately...what can they do?

 

Christ told us the gates of hell will not prevail against His Church

and by that i assume He meant ALL of it...united or not 

we need only hold fast to the doctrine of The Holy Trinity and The Divinity of Jesus Christ

any 'church' (united or otherwise) that discards those fundamental Truths has been 'got at'

and any that doesn't...has not

and it will be obvious to all of us

 

so...do not fear the call for Christian unity

it is a call given by Christ Himself the night before He died

 

love to one and all

Pax Christi

 

for friendufthaylorde...

may God bless you and grant you peace 

 

 

 

  

one more point...

who do we think continued to produce copies of The Holy Bible in the 'dark ages'?

Catholic monks

by hand

and often at risk of their very lives amid Barbarian persecution

SO was the Word of God preserved

SO was Light still shone upon the Earth amid darkness

Pax Christi

 

for anyone...

Protestant martyrs...(and there were many)...never should have happened

Catholic martyrs...(and there were many)...never should have happened 

who was behind both, urging those responsible on to hatred, cruelty and barbarity?

THE FOE

that's why we MUST forgive...and forget

or we risk playing straight into the hands of the enemy

memory is so often a sign of REcrimination

and all the rancor that goes with that

Who is our ultimate role-model?...Jesus Christ

what does He do when He forgives?

He forgets

so why don't we imitate Him?

if we cannot, in our human wretchedness, forget

can we not then choose to see such memories ONLY as an opportunity to love and forgive?

love and forgive

Catholic...love and forgive Protestant

Protestant...love and forgive Catholic

at least stop dredging them up as an opportunity to bash one another about

where is the love in that?

 

remember the past or?

the likelihood of Christians literally burning one another alive today is...NIL (please God, surely that is so)

if anything, that happens, metaphorically, here on the internet

and it shouldn't, lest we DO (in heart, thought and word) repeat the horrific events of the past

and where is the love in that?

 

love to one and all

Pax Christi

 

 

for JustPassingThru...

hi brother : )

i made no mention at all of any supposed 'false teaching'

Catholic teaching is established by The Magisterium of The Holy Catholic Church and has developed over 2000 years of prayerful examination of Holy Scripture and prayerful contemplation

am i absolutely convinced it is devoid of HUMAN error?

no, i'm not

human beings make mistakes

but nor do i think it will be far 'off base' either

2000 years of scholarly and prayerful examination would make that unlikely

do i think it could ever contain corrupted teaching resulting from darkness?

no, not a chance

now...

of darkness itself...yes, that i did mention

but your quote is incomplete

i referred also to the infiltration of such darkness into The Holy Lutheran Church of Sweden

look at their reported position on LBGTQ 'issues' and see for yourself

it comes straight from the pit of hell 

i think such attack will become increasingly evident in these Last Days

here in UK another paedophile priest scandal has just hit the headlines

this one in The Holy Church of England

as for nailing grievances to doors...clearly i should not be the only one

we must ALL be vigilant

thank you for your love my brother

love is a precious gift

every Christian brother and sister is precious to me

i love you

peace be with you

   

 

 

the post about Catholicism/Protestantism/teachings and Scripture prompted this...

 

for anyone...

i'm Catholic

i believe i am saved by Grace through faith in Jesus Christ

there is no other way to be saved

no faith, no Grace, no sanctification, no salvation 

i also believe my Savior requires, indeed He commands, good works from me

i believe He sees these as further proof of my love for Him

a practical outworking of His Love and Compassion from my heart 

and He wants me to show love for others partly in this way

the Love that He has given me and commanded me to share

these works include...

feed the hungry

give drink to the thirsty

clothe the naked

shelter the stranger

visit the sick

visit the prisoner

He said so

so i do my best 

enabled always and only by His Grace and Provision 

to do them

in obedience to Him

(it's not necessarily any more complicated than that)

if i may be so bold...

so much for the faith v works controversy...it's really just smoke and nonsense

 

now consider this...

faith (the absolute requirement for our salvation) without works is DEAD (James)

DEAD...non-existent in Gods sight

so for God 'no works' equals 'no faith'

He said so...in His Word

and the 'goats' on Judgement Day...did none of the above good works, and get condemned (Revelation)

saved by works then?

NO...we are saved by faith alone (there is no other way, confess Christ or be lost)

good works an optional extra after that confession?

apparently not...not according to Jesus they're not...they're mandatory...He requires them of us 

and i believe He takes a mighty dim view of disobedience

because those who have chosen not to do them are condemned

(Lord have mercy on us all)

all who call upon the name of Jesus will be saved (Paul)

yes, but also from him...

work out your salvation in fear and trembling (Paul)

in other words...

'welcome to Gods Family...now live to serve and please Him'

and according to Jesus...woe betide us if we don't

because clearly we could then find ourselves counted among the goats

what are good works?

well Jesus gave us the above list and told us to love one another

so perhaps we could also say...

a simple kindness

a gentle gesture

a loving smile

a kind word

a helping hand

most especially when given to the poor

the things WE ALL DO ANYWAY because we are Christians

because we love Jesus

and we want to please Him

they're good works

within our families

within our workplaces

our towns and cities

all these are witnessing for Christ

IF people know we are Christian

do we wear visible symbols of our faith so that they can know?

a Cross?

a Crucifix?

a Rosary? (yes that too is all about the life of Christ)

a JESUS baseball cap?

a JESUS t-shirt?

clearly visible for all to see

wearing those and loving anyone and everyone

that also is good works isn't it?

 

for the person who adjudged The Holy Catholic Church to be a servant of satan, leading people into error...

we are all repentant sinners

we have all made mistakes

some of my own have been grievous 

but you need to be aware that your comments are hugely offensive

you need to say sorry to Jesus for that one my friend

The Holy Catholic Church is every bit as much His Church as is your own

just say sorry, His Love and Mercy are unfathomable, He will forgive you

most especially if you have been misguided by others or floundered in confusion

and He knows too that your intention is only to be zealous for Him as best you understand that

offered in love

(i have posted elsewhere regarding the infiltration of 'enemy agents'...homosexuals/paedophiles/freemasons/illuminati into HRCC...trust me we will not be the only one's to suffer so in these times...eg see Holy Lutheran Church of Sweden reported position on LBGTQ 'issues')

Pax Christi

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

love to one and all

Pax Christi 

 

My basic point is this...

why is this still supposed to be something worthy of memory and discussion?

i wasn't there

neither was anyone else reading this

there were many and numerous guilty parties involved...may God forgive them all i pray

dredging up events, however dreadful, from hundreds of years ago is detrimental to Christian unity today

only the foe want us to remain divided

a divided witness is a weakened witness

does anyone seriously believe Jesus wants THAT???

discord, bitterness, rejection, resentment, animosity, hatred...all of this comes from our enemy

choosing to remember past wounds plays straight into the hands of the foe

and is especially nonsensical when we weren't even there 

LOVE (and only love) mercy and FORGIVENESS comes from our God

when we stand apart from our brothers and sisters in Christ, in heart or mind, in thought, word or deed

whether those family members be Catholic, Orthodox or Protestant (conformist or non-conformist)

then we are FAILING 

failing to love 

failing to forgive

failing to accept (our own family members...Father Gods family members)

and that failure to love and forgive is SIN

we have torn apart the Body of Christ

and CHRIST has felt every tear...all 33,000 of them

now...

unity is not necessarily uniformity 

if we cannot unite organizationally/theologically we can UNITE IN LOVE 

and acceptance

and forgiveness

of one another

it's time to stand together, shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand

Catholic/Orthodox/Protestant

WITH AND FOR JESUS CHRIST OUR KING

THAT IS LOVE

dredging up barbarous events from hundreds of years ago has no place in that whatsoever

love to one and all

Pax Christi

     

 

Hi

not sure if this'll post on forum yet...i'm a newby

dreadful what happened back then

but Bloody Mary not only one guilty of savagery

Henry VIII murdered many, many (Catholic) Christians

simply because they wouldn't acknowledge HIS self appointed/supposed 'right' to rule Church

or acclaim his divorce

then Elizabeth I took her 'turn' at judicial murder based on denomination

time to put ALL that behind us

seem to remember Our Lord Jesus suffered at the hands of judicial murderers

AND told us to love and forgive, love and forgive, love and forgive...

as for doctrinal issues...if we love Jesus, that's all that really matters

when we stand before Him He won't quiz us on our theology

He will look for the love in our hearts

love (and forgive) one another (no exceptions) as I have loved (and forgiven) you

love to one and all : )

Pax Christi